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Who Is Still Afraid of Katie Roiphe?

Jim Downs | Posted 03.30.2013 | Books
Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Rape, Generation X, Matt Damon, Feminism, Culture, Lena Dunham, Mad Men, Jezebel.com, Katie Roiphe, College, Naomi Wolf, Hillary Clinton, Angela Davis, Books News
Jim Downs

In response to the hype surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey, Roiphe gained national prominence in 2012 with a Newsweek cover story about why sadomasochism is a feminist dream. The story went viral, and many feminists again called for her to be tied up and gagged.

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Where Are Moderate GOP Voices in Debate Over Abortion and Birth Control?

Laura Stepp | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Kansas Abortion, Jezebel.com, Birth Control, Planned Parenthood, Gop 2012, Todd Akin, Politics News
Laura Stepp

Remind me, what century are we living in? Because it looks to me as if the most vocal wing of the no-longer-party-of-Lincoln would like to boot women of child-bearing age out of jobs and back to home and hearth.

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Why We Have a Women's Page

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 08.13.2012 | Women
Read More: Women and Media, Huffington Post Women Birthday, Hello giggles.com, Huffington Post Women, Huffpost Women, Huffpost Women Birthday, Tricia Romano, Why We Need a Women's Page, Jezebel.com, Agapi Stassinopoulos, xojane.com, Women's Media, Anna-North, Women News
Margaret Wheeler Johnson

If I and the rest of the HuffPost Women gang have learned anything in the past year, it's what a profoundly tricky project a women's section is.

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Scott Adams, Anthony Weiner and Refusing the Act of Self-Control

Anne Sobel | Posted 08.23.2011 | Women
Read More: Jezebel.com, Dilbert, Women, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Anthony Weiner, Rape, Women's Issues, Violence, Women News
Anne Sobel

Every woman I know finds men other than her chosen partner sexually attractive. The difference remains that women have the good sense not to throw an iPhone between their legs and post the photo on one of the most visited websites in the world.

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Interview With Anna North, Author of America Pacifica

Teddy Wayne | Posted 08.14.2011 | Books
Read More: Jezebel, Jezebel.com, Dystopian Fiction, Dystopia, America Pacifica, Fiction, Novels, Anna North, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Books News
Teddy Wayne

In the not too distant future of Anna North's debut novel, Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica -- one of the last habitable places on earth after the second ice age. I spoke with her about the politics of her novel, and science-fiction.

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Tina Fey: 'Toddlers Are Total D-Bags'

Posted 06.21.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jezebel, Tina Fey Daughter, Television, 30 Rock, Olivia Munn, Jezebel.com, The Daily Show, Tina Fey, Tina Fey Pregnant, Entertainment News

Memo to Tina Fey's in utero child: be on your best behavior. Fey, who recently announced that she's pregnant with her second child, gave her unique...

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Women, Power, and Politics: What Are You Willing to Do?

Lily Blau | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Jezebel.com, Blogosphere, Politics, Women, Activism, Power, Feminism, 92nd Street Y, New York News
Lily Blau

What, exactly, are feminism's current goals? As Sarah Palin and the 2008 election, as well as the most recent one in 2010, proved, it isn't necessarily a question of just getting women into power.

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A Gay Soldier's Letter Before Leaving For Afghanistan

Jezebel | Anonymous Soldier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Jezebel.com, Jezebel, Dadt, Gay Soldier, Gays in the Military, The Military, Politics News

Ed. note: this letter was first posted on Jezebel.com and is reprinted with their permission. I'm writing letters to my loved ones in case I don't re...

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Scott Baio Files for Legal Separation From Lesbian Hairstyle

Andy McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Jezebel.com, Homophobic, Twitter, Lesbian Hairstyle, Happy Days, Lesbian, Joanie Loves Chachi, Scott Baio, Renee Baio, Charles in Charge, Comedy News
Andy McDonald

After over 30 years together, actor Scott Baio and his longtime lesbian hairstyle have decided to call it quits due to what their publicist calls "irreconcilable differences."

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Scott Baio Defends Wife's Anti-Lesbian Facebook Rant

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jezebel.com, Twitter, Scott Baio, Scott Baio Wife, Scott Baio Jezebel, Scott Baio Twitter, Renee Baio, Entertainment News

Once again, Scott Baio has found himself at the center of a Twitter controversy. It all started last week when he tweeted, "Taxes are DONE...That ...

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It's Not the Weight: Why 'Fat is Beautiful' is Not the Answer

Adia Colar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Style News, Living News, Relationships, Jessica Simpson, Weight Gain, Fat, Eating Disorders, Weight, Beauty, Jezebel, Marriage, Jezebel.com, Health and Beauty, Body Image, Health, Hima Tribe, Africa, Food, Weight Loss, The Price of Beauty, Uganda, Love, Style News
Adia Colar

While I appreciate the culture's desire for larger women, I hope for a culture that appreciates women just as we are.

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A Feminist's U-Turn: A Torrid Tale of Disappointment and Discovery

Megan Carpentier | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Camille Paglia, Naral, Backlash, Women's Studies, Feminist Mystique, Gloria Steinem, Roe vs Wade, Jezebel, Catholic Church, Betty Friedan, Gay Rights, Kyriarchy, Roe v. Wade, Sexism, Racism, Wage Gap, Abortion, Intersectionality, Equality, Wonkette, Rape, Abortion Rights, Andrea Dworkin, Third Wave Feminism, Feminism, March for Women's Lives, Gender, Equal Rights Amendment, Jezebel.com, LGBT Rights, Feminists, Birth Control, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living News
Megan Carpentier

Writing about women's issues made me learn more about those issues and feminist theories about them than a classroom ever did. It also allowed reclaim the word "feminist" for myself.

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An Open Letter From One of Your 51 Percent

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Judd Apatow, Kathryn Bigelow, 51 Percent, Cathy Konrad, Nora Ephron, Michael Mann, When Harry Met Sally, Film, The Sweetest Thing, The Hangover, Movies, Silence of the Lambs, Nancy Pimental, Michael Cunningham, Meryl Streep, The Hours, Jezebel.com, New York Times, Manohla Dargis, Thelma and Louise, Rob Reiner, Entertainment News
Ashley Van Buren

I am one of your 51 percent. And, I am also your colleague. I want to see a reflection of myself on a screen just as much as I want to see my name in the credits.

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Megan Fox: Because the Blackout is Over! (VIDEO)

Jamie Frevele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Sketch Comedy, Jezebel.com, Megan Fox Thumbs, Megan Fox, www.jezebel.com, Megan Fox Thumb, Entertainment, Comedy, Comedy News
Jamie Frevele

So, the Megan Fox media blackout is over, right? Oh, good. Because I have a sketch for anyone who's interested. Based on "Megan Fox's 50 Best (& Worst) Bon Mots" by Jezebel.com.

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